MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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